The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-25
THE WEEKS NEWS.
Events OF Recent Occurrences Related In
Brief Paragraphs for the Sentinel.

movement in commercial circles, and few
changes of importance in the leading lines
of trade. Provisions were again dull and
developed weaker feeling, and corn was
heavy and lower, but wheat was scarce ard
strong, oats firm and other grain steady.
Groceries were quiet, but coffee ruled
strong and sugar higher. Dairy products
were easy and general merchandise quiet.
Local monetary affairs we're without ami
nation or new features; the Clearing house
exchanges continue to reflect considerable
activity, however, from week to week.
Local securities were quiet. Stocks in
New York were dull, the stock and mer-
camille exchanges closing at noon there.
The ringleaders of the great strike in
Belgium are being arrested.
The first sunstroke of the season oc-
Cured at New York Friday.
The cornerstone of the new public build
ing at New Albany, Ind, was laid last Sat-
urdaY.
Editor o. Brien left Canada from Kingston
| Saturday, and arrived in Syracuse, N. V,
in the evening.
The spring gather of cattle in Texas is
more satisfactory to cattle men than for
several years past.
Major J. L. Rathbone, of California, has
| been appointed COI sul-oeneIaI Vi the Oni-
led States at Paris.
Morris Johnson, Indianapolis, attempted
| to murder his wife and then committed
suicide Wednesday.
Ex-United States Senator Charles f.
| Stuart died at Kalamazoo, Mich, yester-
day, at the age of IL.
Henry McCabe is under arrest in Chi
csgo for the murder of J, NJ. Howard, a
Loeansport, Ind, lawyer.
Three men SENTENCED for wrecking train
1 Il-A-w Ill
ecuted by gendarmes last Wednesday.
William Sheets, a farmer living near
Fastop, Ind, was struck by lightning
Saturday aftern Don and instantly killed.
Secretary Fairchild has issued a call
maturing Jaly 1, for all the outstanding 3
per cents. amounting to about $l7.OOO,000
Joe Wise, who killed Will Martin in q
! saloon fight in Logansport, Ind, few
days ago, has been indicted for manslaugh-
| ter.
At Ninevey. Broome County, New York,
| last week, Merchant Bennett killed an
unknown burglar whom he found in his
store.
There are reports OF terrible earthquake
shocks in North Mexico in which much
property has been destroyed and many
| lives lost.
The first Saturday half-holiday, under
the New York law, occurred lest Saturday,
| aud was more generally observed than its
advocates had expected.
Three of the Pennsylvania Railroad en-
ployes, arrested for robbing freight trains,
have been convicted in Pittsburg and sen.
fenced to the penitentiary.
Seventeen thousand dollars in gold and
currency were stolen from the house of
John w. Spayd, a wealthy citizen OF
Greenvllle, Ohio, Thursday night.
| nd
McLary were killed by the explosion of a
boiler in the planning mill of Lecornu &
Bro, Fulton. KY, last Wednesday.
The Louisville races closed Saturday.
The winners were Our Friend, Jack Cocks
and Irish Pat. The latter won the Cham
payne stakes and the Macauley handicap.
The steamer Gaelic, from China and
Japan, arrived at San Francisco with small
pox on board. She was at once placed in
quarantine. There are ], 200 Chinese pas
se1gers.
The indications are that the hop crop in
central New York will be a failure. This
is the third year in succession of bad crops,
and utter ruin stares q number Of growers
In the face.
While blowing on SmithlaHd Island, in
the Ohio, sixty miles above Cairo, Ill, last
Wednesday, John Peacheu was struck by
lightning from small feecy cloud in a
clear sky and killed.
Cooffee continues to advance rapidly ow-
ing to the short supplies in the markets OF
the world. Fancy Rio was raised yester-
day to % cents a pound, and the best
Mandahling to % cents.
Nate Stewart, of Logansport, lnd.,
pleaded guilty to the embezzlement OF
$4,000 from the Sieberling Manufacturing
Company, of Akron, Ohio, for which he
was one time Stale agent.
The nitro-glycerine works at spirit Lake,
eight miles west of Duluth, Mimi, ex'
ploded Wednesday, doing much damage
and perhaps killing two men known 10
have been in the neighborhood.
the long contest for United States Sen.
ator in the Florida Legislature has ended
IN the election of Samuel Pasco, Demo
crat The fame of Pasco, who succeeds the
lovelorn Jones, is strictly local.
Michael Harmon, a freight conductor on
the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, wa:
J crushed to death by his train, at Wilkes
, barre, Pa, in an effort, which was success
! full to save the life of woman and child
, Mrs. Mary A. Calhoun, wife of wealthy
farmer near Mansfield, Ohio, has sued A
| w. Simmons, neighbor, for $40, 600 dam
ages for SANDER, the allegations being tha'
D he has boasted having been intimate WIFI
3 | her."
, Nine. Jsnauschek, the actress, fell dowr
: q flight of fourteen steps in the Ferrl
' House, Newport, r l., last Wednesday
r and was so badly injured that all her en-
!. gagements FOR the remainder OF the season
= will be abandoned.
: The cattle receipts at the Chicago stock
wards were enormous, Thursday, footln
. up about IL, 800 head. Hog receipts az
J. eregated %, 600 head. and the sheep suppl
reached 400 head. Sheep were steady, bu
). cattle and hogs ruled lower.
!. Forest fires are raging with unabeted fur
in the northern peninsula Of Michigan an
. in Northern Wisconsin. The village
l. Whitney, Michigan, is surrounded b
n flames, and the people are fighting for the
/, lives. The losses are enormous.
IS The will of the late Washington c. d
a Pauw, of New Albany, deVises about IS
100000 to his family, and the remand.
III of the estate, estimated as $5,OOO,OOO,
rs ] benevolent and educational objects, II
Guiding 81, 025, 900 to DeFauw University.
Miss Jane f. Hall, of Montgomer
n county. Pa, and married sister in Phil
a. delphia have brought suit against the Va
ted States Governments TO recover as hal